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SEMI Announces SEMICON West 2024 Dates
July 19, 2023 | SEMIEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
SEMI, the global industry association that unites the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, announced that SEMICON West 2024 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco will be held July 9-11.
SEMICON West is moving to Phoenix for a five-year annual rotation and shifting from its longstanding July event dates to October beginning in 2025. The exhibition and conference will be held again in Arizona in 2027 and 2029, with all three appearances at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Phoenix will first host SEMICON West Oct. 7-9, 2025. The event will continue to be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on the alternating years and over the long term.
“We look forward to bringing the remarkable excitement pervasive at SEMICON West 2023 to next year’s exhibition and conference,” said Joe Stockunas, President of SEMI Americas. “Semiconductor industry growth, sustainability and talent will remain major themes at SEMICON West 2024 as we again provide a stage for critical insights and conversations key for the industry to flourish in the years to come.”
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